The voice of nature and the power of women: the analysis of ecofeminism of The Temple of My Familiar

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The voice of nature and the power of women: the analysis of ecofeminism of The Temple of My Familiar

Pengyi Miao 1*
  • 1 School of Business English, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Taiyuan, China    
  • *corresponding author 18636947667@163.com
AHR Vol.12 Issue 2
ISSN (Print): 2753-7099
ISSN (Online): 2753-7080

Abstract

The Temple of My Familiar, a representative work by the African American female writer Alice Walker, profoundly reveals the oppression and sufferings endured by women and nature under patriarchal rule through the life experiences of characters such as Lissie, Fanny, Suwelo, Carlotta, Zedé, Arveyda, and Hal in different historical periods. Through the way of women telling their own stories and inheriting cultural traditions, the work highlights the tenacious strength shown by women during the process of awakening and resistance, and at the same time expresses the longing for the harmonious coexistence of human beings and nature. Interpreting The Temple of My Familiar from the perspective of ecofeminism, this paper aims to analyze the dual oppression of the patriarchal society on women and nature, as well as the close emotional bond established between women and nature during the process of resistance, so as to promote the construction of an ideal world picture where men and women live in harmony and human beings coexist harmoniously with nature. In addition, this paper also provides useful references for promoting the application of ecofeminism in literary research and offers inspiration and lessons for building an ideal society with gender equality and ecological harmony.

Keywords:

Alice Walker, The Temple of My Familiar, ecofeminism, patriarchy

Miao,P. (2025). The voice of nature and the power of women: the analysis of ecofeminism of The Temple of My Familiar. Advances in Humanities Research,12(2),55-60.
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References

[1]. Guo, X. (2021). On Alice Walker’s Lucifer Effect—Take The Tempel of My Familiar for an Example. Journal of Mudanjiang University, 30(09), 14-18+54.

[2]. Zhao, S. (2019). An Interpretation of The Temple of My Familiar from the Perspective of Animal Criticism. Youth Literator, (35), 126-128.

[3]. Chen, Y. (2015). A Study on Black Women in The Temple of My Familiar from the Perspective of Black Feminist Thought. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Sichuan Normal University, China.

[4]. Jin, L. (2015). Constructing a Harmonious Utopia: An Ecofeminist Interpretation of The Color Purple and The Temple of My Familiar. Youth Literator, (33), 58-59.

[5]. Xu, Y. (2011). An Interpretation of The Temple of My Familiar. Journal of Huaihua University, 30(07), 87-89.

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[9]. Jin, L. (2004). Ecofeminism. Foreign Literature, (05), 57-64.

[10]. Walker, A. (2023). The Temple of My Familiar. W&N. Amistad.

[11]. Shen, Y. (2005). The Constructed Woman: Contemporary Gender Theory. Shanghai People's Publishing House Co., Ltd.

[12]. Wei, Q. (2012). From Ecocriticism to Ecofeminist Criticism. Journal of Soochow University (Philosophy & Social Science Edition), 33(02), 150-155.

[13]. Kheel, M. (2007). Nature Ethics: An Ecofeminist Perspective. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Inc., Lanham, Maryland.

[14]. Merchant, C. (1989). The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology and the Scientific Revolution. HarperCollins Publishers, Open Road Integrated Medias, Inc., New York.

[15]. Griffin, S. (2000). Women and Nature: The Roaring inside her. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco.


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Miao,P. (2025). The voice of nature and the power of women: the analysis of ecofeminism of The Temple of My Familiar. Advances in Humanities Research,12(2),55-60.

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References

[1]. Guo, X. (2021). On Alice Walker’s Lucifer Effect—Take The Tempel of My Familiar for an Example. Journal of Mudanjiang University, 30(09), 14-18+54.

[2]. Zhao, S. (2019). An Interpretation of The Temple of My Familiar from the Perspective of Animal Criticism. Youth Literator, (35), 126-128.

[3]. Chen, Y. (2015). A Study on Black Women in The Temple of My Familiar from the Perspective of Black Feminist Thought. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Sichuan Normal University, China.

[4]. Jin, L. (2015). Constructing a Harmonious Utopia: An Ecofeminist Interpretation of The Color Purple and The Temple of My Familiar. Youth Literator, (33), 58-59.

[5]. Xu, Y. (2011). An Interpretation of The Temple of My Familiar. Journal of Huaihua University, 30(07), 87-89.

[6]. Francoise, d’E. (2021). Feminism or Death. Ruth Hottell trans.Verso. Paris: PUF.

[7]. Glotfelty, C., & Fromm, H. (Eds.). (1996). The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks in Literary Ecology. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press.

[8]. Beauvoir, S. de. (2011). The Second Sex. (C. Borde & S. Malovany-Chevallier, Trans.). Vintage Books, A division of Random House, Inc, New York.

[9]. Jin, L. (2004). Ecofeminism. Foreign Literature, (05), 57-64.

[10]. Walker, A. (2023). The Temple of My Familiar. W&N. Amistad.

[11]. Shen, Y. (2005). The Constructed Woman: Contemporary Gender Theory. Shanghai People's Publishing House Co., Ltd.

[12]. Wei, Q. (2012). From Ecocriticism to Ecofeminist Criticism. Journal of Soochow University (Philosophy & Social Science Edition), 33(02), 150-155.

[13]. Kheel, M. (2007). Nature Ethics: An Ecofeminist Perspective. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Inc., Lanham, Maryland.

[14]. Merchant, C. (1989). The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology and the Scientific Revolution. HarperCollins Publishers, Open Road Integrated Medias, Inc., New York.

[15]. Griffin, S. (2000). Women and Nature: The Roaring inside her. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco.